Sisters with transistors : electronic music's unsung heroines
(DVD) 

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Contributors
Rovner, Lisa, film director,
Vaney, Anna, film producer.
Anderson, Laurie, 1947- narrator.
Rockmore, Clara, on-screen participant.
Derbyshire, Delia, 1937-2001, on-screen participant.
Published
New York, NY : Kino Lorber, [2023].
Format
DVD
Edition
Widescreen and full screen versions.
Status
Forks - New Digital Video Disc - New Media Shelves
DVD 780.82 SISTERS
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Published
New York, NY : Kino Lorber, [2023].
Edition
Widescreen and full screen versions.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (92 min.) : sound, color and black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
UPC
738329263935

Notes

General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 2020.
General Note
Widescreen and full screen versions.
General Note
Extra features: Women behind the machines: a conversation on women in tech; Q&A with Lisa Rovner, director of Sisters with transistors; Electronic music: the sound of liberation panel; Theatrical trailer.
Participants/Performers
Narrated by Laurie Anderson.
Participants/Performers
Featuring, Clara Rockmore, Delia Derbyshire, Daphne Oram, Bebe Barron, Eliane Radigue, Maryanne Amacher, Pauline Oliveros, Suzanne Ciani, Laurie Spiegel.
Description
The advent of electronic music in the 20th century was a radical break from all musical traditions that came before it. Narrated by legendary multimedia artist Laurie Anderson, Lisa Rovner's superb Sisters with Transistors showcases the music of and rare interviews with female electronic pioneers Clara Rockmore, Delia Derbyshire, Daphne Oram, Éliane Radigue, Maryanne Amacher, Bebe Barron, Suzanne Ciani, Pauline Oliveros, Laurie Spiegel, and Wendy Carlos. As Rovner's documentary demonstrates, these women, many of whom were classically trained musicians, brilliant mathematicians, or a combination of both, relished the freedom of electronic music, even as they were discriminated against because of their gender and because of their chosen medium. Through their inventiveness and rebellion, these trailblazers' music went on to influence musicians working in a variety of genres and proved the worthiness of going electric.
System Details
DVD ; NTSC, region 1; widescreen (16x9) and full screen (1.33:1) ; 5.1 surround and 2.0 stereo.
Language
English dialogue; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).